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Deconstructing Social Norms: Social Satire in Plays
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In "The Importance of Being Earnest," Oscar Wilde satirizes the upper-class Victorian society through the lens of mistaken identities and witty dialogue. What is the primary social norm that Wilde targets in this play?
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Wilde uses the play's characters and situations to highlight the absurdity and hypocrisy of the social conventions and expectations that govern Victorian society, particularly among the upper classes.